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Hien Pham 🐻
@hiencomics.com.au
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🌈 Pronounced like Ian with an H (he/him)
🌺 Award-winning comic artist: It Will Be Hard, Amarantus.
✨ OJST writer: ohjoysextoy.com/category/comic/hienpham/
💖 Patreon: patreon.com/hiencomics
✏ Portfolio: hiencomics.com.au
✉️ [email protected]
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Me tiredly throwing a peace sign in front of my work station. On my drawing tablet is a complicated-looking comic page being coloured. Caption reads: "Last comic of the year why don't I make it a bit grand!" "Past Hien is a knob 😭..."
December 23, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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Literally every single time I colour anything I have a breakdown right before rendering because I somehow never retain any confidence or knowledge about all the colouring I've done so I am FREAKING OUT BESTIE but I know I'll sit down tomorrow (after break to hang with friend) and I'll work it out
A CONCERNED RACCOON
December 22, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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the egg to hairy egg pipeline
Two cartoon panels side-by-side in a chibi style one is of me without any hair whatsoever and one is of me with sparse head hair, thin moustache and beard, and some curly ones on the sides of my head.
December 20, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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Been baking through my low period 👍🏾 pictured: overfilled vanilla cream puffs and underfilled choux au craquelin aka cream puffs with a sugar cookies baked on top ft. Hojicha pastry creme
Overfilled cream puffs on a plate. Frsh choux au craquelin also on a plate (they are basically identical to cream puffs but they have a crunchy sugar cookie on top)
December 11, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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December 8, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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🔥 Pleasure Furniture 🔥

Read the full comic on @ohjoysextoy.bsky.social
www.ohjoysextoy.com/pleasure-fur...

What does it feel like to be a human coffee table for a few raucous friend on a game night? Start your December with my latest cute lighthearted smut 😋💖✨
A digital comic book page that features a person tied up on all fours and used as a coffee table as his friends play videogames on the couch. His friends are focused on the game, but doesn't neglect to interact with him by placing their feet on the arch of his back, and balancing small plates of snacks on his neck. Read the full comic with transcriptions on https://www.ohjoysextoy.com/pleasure-furniture-hien-pham/
December 2, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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Happy Boorloo / Perth Pride 🌈✨!!!

Wore sickening @twistedmonk.bsky.social ropes 🔥 volunteered at a charity rave (Rave Relief) and saw my first ballroom ever 💯 all accompanied by great mates 🌈

Today I am recovering at home, doing some sewing, cooking some food, and writing some gay comics 🤘🏾🤠🤘🏾
Ropes marks from a pink Nylon Shibari rope on my forearm. Doodles of my friends and I in our outfits for the rave. I wore a rolled-up short-sleeved shirt with Shibari belt and bracer. My friend Chris wore tie-dye unbuttoned shirt and shorts. Nick sported a singlet with a kilt!
November 30, 2025 at 4:25 AM
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Hello I keep forgetting to promote my zine please grab a copy it's good I promise!!

Itch: hiencomics.itch.io/things-i-onl...
Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/things...
Smiling balding bearded Asian man points at a computer screen on which his new zine "Things I Only Draw When I'm Sad" is listed for sale! (Alt text available throughout!)
November 21, 2025 at 7:16 AM
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This is my first fully indie work in a long, long time. I've put many pieces of my heart into it and I'm so, so proud. Oh! And it's got alt text through-out, so it'll be accessible for screen readers too!

I hope it'll be worth your while 💖✨ please enjoy!!!
Illustration on the left. A lush digital painting of the figure on the front cover walks into deep teal water. He’s wearing a yellow shirt wrinkled and soaked in water. The surface of the water is lit in the top right corner by moonlight, which reflects faintly through the waves of water onto the figure’s body. The painting feels somber, but not entirely hopeless - as if the figure wishes his descent to be witnessed knowing he won’t yet completely sink below. Comic page on the right. Hien continues drawing at his table. He seems slightly slumped over his desk with slightly furrowed brows. Another Hien stands behind him with one hand holding onto the drawing Hien’s chair. This second Hien looks on with a subtle worry. Narration at the top: “Small, seemingly meaningless things can pull me under faster than my heart can beat.” Illustration. A warm digital painting of the figure from previous illustrations. The figure, Hien, is pictured in the middle of putting what’s left of his hair up in a bun. His eyes are closed and his face is angled as if looking away or hiding from the viewer’s gaze. He seems deep in thought with his cheeks flushed. His yellow shirt is unbuttoned and open at the front. Parts of his hands, arms, and back is lit by a warm late morning / early afternoon light. Comic page. One Hien strikes a pose identical to the one in the previous illustration. He turns slightly to look back at the Hien drawing at the table and gives him a sly wink. The drawing Hien looks up from his work and seems amused by his counterpart. His expression relaxes into a pleasant smile. Narration at the top: “Unreciprocated yearning is a veil so thick it only makes sense on a canvas.” Illustration. Close-up of a stem of two pink orchid flowers and one pale lime-green bud. The background is a stark black. The stem is shown torn at the middle with strands of sinewy plant matter slowly being torn apart. Comic page. Whimsical Hien sits down with working Hien at their desk. The former holds the torn orchid stem, looking over to his counterpart who’s back at work with a solemn expression on his face. The previously-black-and-white page is slightly dimmed. Narration: “Sometimes, the feelings are unnavigable within myself. I have to reach out into the abstract.” Illustration. A dark shadow casts over a murky red ground. The red fades into black shadows where one small raccoon bares its fangs. The shadow backs it into a defensive stance with its eyes and teeth reflecting a bright red-orange light. Comic page. Whimsical Hien sits at the table with his eyes closed. A small raccoon rests on his lap. Working Hien slinks further into his work with a tired expression on his face. The page is dimmed further into a darker grey. Narration: “There is more than just me down in the dark.”
November 5, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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There are things I only draw when I'm sad, and it's only through the act of art-making that I can navigate the dark.

56 pages of lush illustrations paired with a moving, uplifting comic.

I hope you'll enjoy my new book 😊💖
Patreon: link.hiencomics.com.au/TID-P
Itch: link.hiencomics.com.au/TID-I
Front cover: a digital painting of a close-up human figure facing away from the screen. He's wearing a black short-sleeve shirt with white flowers patterns and a pair of light tan shorts. His right arm lays on his side with his fingers curled up in a relaxed, yet melancholic expression. The outline of his body is lit in a bright yellow hue that fades into deep orange. He looks out onto a hazy, dream-like landscape. There are no distinguishable details, only soft waves of colours fading into each other: from deep orange at the bottom to a murky light yellow at the top. The ambiguous scene feels like it could either be a sunrise, or a sunset. The handwritten title of the book lays on top of the illustration: “Things I Only Draw When I’m Sad. By Hien Pham.” Back cover: the logline and content warning of the book display in a deep dark orange over the hazy scenery like in the front cover: “A collection of paintings on feeling things deeply, and a comic on how art has helped me navigate the dark. Content warning: heavy mental health topics, mention of sexual assault, artistic nudity.”
November 5, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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So what's the deal with "multiple mini Hiens" living in one brain? How do they work?? Is there a secret THIRD Hien somewhere???

Find out the answers to these internal family questions in the Things I Only Draw When I'm Sad epilogue 🧐 Coming out first thing tomorrow 😱😱😱!!
A digital cartoon of two identical balding bearded Asian men. One is multi-tasking so rapidly that it looks like he has multiple arms and are in multiple locations at once. He's carrying groceries, taking out the trash, putting laundry out, juggling work commitments and feeding himself all at once. The other man looks on in awe. He stands excitedly with both hands on his chin, smiling brightly with big sparkly eyes. Narration: "At any given time, there are two Hiens living in my brain. One of them gets things done, and the other processes my feelings." A digital cartoon of two identical balding bearded Asian men. The multi-tasking man has put down all of his tools to console his emotional counterpart who's swelling up with emotions and tears forming under his eyes. Narration: "When the sensitive Hien gets overwhelmed by an emotion, the responsible one makes space for him to experience it. He helps him acknowledge it, and tries to talk him through it." Words float above a dreamy orange-hue scenery with no distinguishable shapes other than soft waves of orange fading into warm yellow. Narration: "A collection of paintings on feeling things deeply, and a comic on how art has helped me navigate the dark. Content warning: heavy mental health topics, mention of sexual assault, artistic nudity." A digital painting of a man looking out into the sunset. His left arm hangs down his side. He wears a black shirt with white delicate flowers scattered in its pattern. His beige shorts crinkles up as he leans his weight on on leg. The blurry orange sky sets a bright burning orange on his outline. Clean lettering writes the title: Things I Only Draw When I'm Sad by Hien Pham. A small ribbon on the corner of the illustration says "Coming Soon!"
November 5, 2025 at 4:02 AM
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Things I Only Draw When I'm Sad came about when I didn't want to beat myself up for feeling things deeply or needing time to process. Instead, I wanted to see if I could treat it as how my brain worked, and eventually, if it could be a strength.

Coming out SOON on Nov 6 😱!!
A digital painting of a man looking out into the sunset. His left arm hangs down his side. He wears a black shirt with white delicate flowers scattered in its pattern. His beige shorts crinkles up as he leans his weight on on leg. The blurry orange sky sets a bright burning orange on his outline. Clean lettering writes the title: Things I Only Draw When I'm Sad by Hien Pham. A small ribbon on the corner of the illustration says "Coming Soon!" A digital painting of a two pink orchids and a bud on a green stem on a black background. The stem is broken and tearing apart. To the right of the painting is a black-and-white cartoon of two identical balding Asian man sitting at a desk together. One is holding the broken flower stem. He looks with a soft expression toward the other one who's drawing solemnly on a digital art tablet. Narration: "Sometimes, the feelings are unnavigable within myself. I have to reach out into the abstract." A digital painting of a shadow casting across a hazy, murky blood-red expanse. A small raccoon snarls with bright red eyes and bloody teeth as it's being backed away into the dark. Next to the painting is a black-and-white cartoon of two identical balding bearded Asian men. One is doozing off on a chair with a sleeping raccoon on his lap. The other slumped, drawing sluggishly on a digital art tablet. Narration: "There are more than just me down in the depths."
November 3, 2025 at 4:14 AM
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My zine Things I Only Draw When I'm Sad pairs emotive paintings with simple cartooning to deliver its narrative. I hope the chibi Hiens work both to ground the sometimes-abstract illustrations and add levity to otherwise heavy topics!

Coming soon on Nov 6th 😊💖✨!!
A digital painting of a man looking out into the sunset. His left arm hangs down his side. He wears a black shirt with white delicate flowers scattered in its pattern. His beige shorts crinkles up as he leans his weight on on leg. The blurry orange sky sets a bright burning orange on his outline. Clean lettering writes the title: Things I Only Draw When I'm Sad by Hien Pham. A small ribbon on the corner of the illustration says "Coming Soon!" A digital painting of a man wading into water. The composition centers on his half-submerged hand. His wet shirt clings to his body as he casts a shadow upon the turbulent waves. The deep teal water is lit by presumably moonlight. Next to the painting is a simple black-and-white drawing of a man sitting on a chair drawing on his digital art tablet. An identical man stands right behind him with his hands resting on the back of the chair, he watches as his counterpart continues to paint. Narration: "Small, seemingly meaningless things can pull me under than my heart can beat." A digital painting of a balding bearded Asian man. Both of his arms are held at the back of his head as he ties up what's left of his hair. The back of his figure is lit by a warm, golden light source. He faces away with his eyes closed. Next to the painting is a black-and-white cartoon of two men who look identical to the men previously depicted. One takes on a pose similar to the one in the painting, albeit with a more whimsical and playful expression. His counter part sitting at the drawing desk looks away from his work to let out a pleasant sigh at the posing man. Narration: "Unreciprocated yearning is a veil so thick it only makes sense on a canvas"
October 28, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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Had a great time doing my first Shibari demo at a local Leather / Fetish social 🤘🏾💖✨ My rope Pups had a blast, and I even tied up some new friends too ☺️ what great joy to be alive
A person in a fetish Pup hood and paw pads has his torso tied in an intricate Fisherman's harness. Magenta Shibari ropes stretches from Their shoulders to their elbow, making ornamental knots as they go. Pink fabric flowers are placed delicately on different knots. A person in a Rottweiler Pup hood stands with his upper arms tied to his chest. His wrists are tied to the back of the previous Pup (they are tied together). His shirt is lifted up to showcase his big hairy belly. Some pink fabric flowers are placed on his ropes as well. A view from the side of the two Pups tied together. They stand back to back with their individual ties connecting to the other person's ties. Me (balding bearded chubby Asian man with glasses) throws a peace sign as my two tied-up Pups smile at the camera.
October 26, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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Shibari Donkey Kong 🤘🏾✨ took about an hour to figure out and I'm very proud of it!
A chubby shirtless Asian man stands triumphantly flexing his right arm. He wears short grey shorts and brown sandals. On his wrists and ankles are yellow Shibari cuffs. On his torso are suspenders and a red tie made out of red Shibari ropes. The letters DK made out of paper are attached to the end of the tie. A bunch of bananas are attached to his waist. The man smiles at the camera caught in a candid moment with his right arm no longer flexing and his wrist limp (cause he is gaaay) A pencil sketch on paper of the man's outfit when he planned it initially.
October 24, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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Things I Only Draw When I'm Sad: my brand-new digital zine compiling 3 years worth of illustrations set to a pep-talk on feeling things deeply is coming out soon on November 6th!

58 pages, 18 paintings, and several silly little Hiens try to navigate big feelings together.

Hope you'll like it 😊💖✨!!
A digital painting of a man looking out into the sunset. His left arm hangs down his side. He wears a black shirt with white delicate flowers scattered in its pattern. His beige shorts crinkles up as he leans his weight on on leg. The blurry orange sky sets a bright burning orange on his outline. Clean lettering writes the title: Things I Only Draw When I'm Sad by Hien Pham. A small ribbon on the corner of the illustration says "Coming Soon!"
October 23, 2025 at 6:55 AM
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✨ Let's Get PrEP'd! ✨

Full story on @ohjoysextoy.bsky.social
link.hiencomics.com.au/prep

A comic all about PrEP: a mind-blowingly effective and accessible HIV-prevention medication! Read on to find out how these blue pills protect you, and share a small moment of reflection on how far we've come.
A digital comic page with two main parts: taking up 3/4 of the canvas is a huge circle of many silly cartoony blue pills working out and interacting with each other. They surround the comic's title in the middle: Let's Get PrEP'd, which sports an HIV-AIDS awareness red ribbon just right below it. At the bottom of the page is a comic panel of the pills kicking cartoony representations of HIV in their asses and pushing them away from a grateful white blood cell. In front of the cell are two cartoon human wearing black suits and sunglasses like they are the white blood cell's security detail. One of the blue PrEP pills narrates: "A comic all about an effective and accessible HIV-prevention medication! Made in collaboration with the Western Australian AIDS Council and M Clinic!" One last narration box says: "Read the full comic on https://www.ohjoysextoy.com/lets-get-prepd-hien-pham/ "
October 21, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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Lil gift lil wrapped ✨
A shirtless Asian man with short beard and glasses stand in his room. He has a red nylon Shibari rope tied around his chest and left shoulder like a ribbon. It connects down across his belly to his waist and ends in another bunny-eared knot.
September 27, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Tried to lean out of someone else's photo but ended up with lowkey one of the best photos ever taken of me lol
A blurry Asian man with beard and glasses leans unsuccessfully out of a photo. He laughs with exuberance!
September 14, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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Want to see the full journals that inspired my latest OJST comic and read about how that story has sneakily popped up in my other works over the years?

New Patreon post up now for $1+ patrons! Plus a huge surprise not available elsewhere 👀...

www.patreon.com/posts/ojst-w...
A sketchy page of journal comic. The pencil drawings depict a handsome bearded man wearing a floral shirt with sparkles coming out of his face. Another man (Asian, balding with glasses) look on with huge sparkly eyes. Narration: "As far as I can remember... he had a perfect beard And the most gorgeous belly I've ever seen. And he was kind and patient. My friends said it was as if someone took a cardboard cutout of the man of my dreams and planted it infront of me. They're not wrong!!!"
September 12, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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This coming-of-age bit wasn't in the original script because I was SO embarrassed by the memory but my editor loved it so much I decided to bravely include it in the end 😂😭🌈💔

Read the rest of the comic here: www.ohjoysextoy.com/who-knew-it-...
Two panels from a digital comic. Panel 1: a balding Asian man in his 20s holds out a tiny little paper zine. He looks very nervous and his face is flushed. Another man stands in the foreground with his hand on his chin, sweat beading down his ginger beard in lighthearted apprehension. Narration: "Before my first-ever Pride parade, I decided to ask Jacob out on a date with a handmade choose-your-own adventure comic... If he chose yes, it would give him my phone number. Otherwise, the zinew ould flip to a doodle of a dog..." Panel 2: the young Asian man now broken-hearted and illustrated in a more expressive cartoony style cries rivers of tears down his face. He's meekly waving a rainbow flag and holding onto a fence separating him and the Pride parade. Someone with rainbow face paints and a pair of purple butterfly wing marches proudly in the foreground. Narration: "He very politely turned me down, I ripped up the dog doole, and spent the rest of the queer celebration bawling my feelings out. Still, we kept in touch after that, and the world soon entered COVID lockdowns." Read the full comic with transcriptions on https://www.ohjoysextoy.com/who-knew-it-could-be-like-this-hien-pham/
September 11, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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💖 Who Knew It Could Be Like This ✨

Full comic on @ohjoysextoy.bsky.social
www.ohjoysextoy.com/who-knew-it-...

Fresh-faced baby Hien had no idea affection friendships existed even though it's a huge part of my life now! Read about how a huge crush of mine helped me find platonic physical affection!
A digital comic page. A hopeful and optimistic, blushing young Asian man with shoulder-length hair (bald on top) and glasses holds his hands in front of his chest and dream of various physical affection: two men holding each other close, two other men kissing, then two cuddling, and a close-up of a man brushing his hand over his partner's underbelly. Narration: "Whenever I had a crush, I would journal, and of course I would yearn for an emotional connection and for my feelings to be reciprocated... But, most notably, I would always yearn for a physical intimacy that I thought could only come from romantic interests." Various journal paper pages spread across the bottom of the illustrations, portraying the dreaming Asian man with a crush of his (a fat bearded man wearing a floral shirt). These pages at a glance shows his wish for close company, and to hold his crush's hand. Narration: "I thought: if I'm not coupled up, I'll simply never experience any physical affection or the closeness that comes with it. Boy, am I so very happy to be so very wrong!" Comic title splashes across the page: Who Knew It Could Be Like This? Read the full comic (with transcriptions) on OhJoySexToy.com.
September 9, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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New @thebeths.bsky.social album got me crying at midnight 😭😭😭 it's so good... the most diverse sound in an album from the group yet with some of their best production, song-writing, instrumentals!!! The soundscape fills my whole body with chills and not to be dramatic but the will to live I guess???
CAT CRYING
August 28, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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connell / you remind me of how little I deserve
a digital painting of a man looking out into the sunset. His left arm hangs hopelessly on his side. He wears a black shirt with white delicate flowers scattered in its pattern. His beige shorts crinkles up as he leans his weight on on leg. The blurry orange sky sets a bright burning orange on his outline.
August 19, 2025 at 5:13 PM